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What book would you share with the world?

The end of the “book famine” means that 300 million visually disabled people around the world will get to read more books.

To celebrate, Sight Savers (a non-profit organization working to combat blindness in developing countries) posted this interesting question on Storify:

“For blind and visually impaired people all over the world, a new treaty will provide access to millions of publications which have previously been locked away by legal restrictions. We’re following worldwide reaction and asking our friends: Which book would you share with the world?”

They’ve continued the dialogue on Twitter:

This historic treaty means access to books will soon be increased for visually impaired people. Which book would you share with the world?

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What a thought-provoker…I immediately think of “To Kill a Mockingbird” of course, and for pure enjoyment Barbara Kingsolver’s celebration of women and the environment in “Animal Dreams”. But I also think self-indulgently about a novel I’ve written. I want to be able to share it with the world. When and if “Streams of Silk” ever gets ready enough, I want to be able to share that.